15-year-old arrested after shooting at Fenger H.S.

Police and Chicago Public Schoolssecurity officers investigate a shooting at Fenger High School this morning. (Zbigniew Bzdak/Chicago Tribune )

A 15-year-old boy was arrested this morning after he allegedly opened fire outside Fenger High School on the Far South Side in what police describe as a gang-related dispute.

No one was injured in the shooting, which occurred near 113th and Wallace Streets about 8:15 a.m., according to Police News Affairs Officer JoAnn Taylor.

The target of the shooting, a 17-year-old boy, was on the street when the shooter opened fire while riding a bicycle, police said.

The teen was taken into custody but no charges have been filed, police said.

A member of Fenger's Local School Council said the shooting was in retaliation for a fight between rival gangs at the school on Wednesday.

"Kids were getting robbed: shoes, money, things like that," said the Rev. Victor Grandberry, who's been on the LSC for eight years. "This has been going on for some time."

Monique Bond, spokeswoman for the Chicago Public Schools, said the shots were fired after what appeared to be an exchange of words between two students. One of the students approached the other on a bike when the shots were fired, Bond said.

She said Chicago police and school safety and security officials are investigating. She said the school is on heightened security and crises counselors are on the scene.

A small group of students were standing on the corner outside the school when the boy approached and fired at least one shot, Grandberry said. The students scattered and a coach walking nearby ducked for cover, he added.

"He just fired," Grandberry said. "I don't even know if he knew them or not. I think it was just one shot. Everyone broke and ran. And he (the shooter) ran."

Grandberry said he was told by police that the boy was arrested nearby, riding a bike.